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Kabuto nodded quickly.
He plopped down on the ground.
Kakashi Hatake and Kitazawa were at least uninjured; he was recovering from a serious illness, and his body had long been at its limit.
"Parker, keep watch for us."
Kakashi Hatake summoned Pakkun again.
Having a summoning beast in the Kitazawa secret passage is quite convenient.
He thought of Tsunade's summoning beast, the slug, one of the three holy lands.
Throughout the ninja world, the consensus among ninjas is that the most powerful summoning beasts originate from the three sacred lands.
The toads of Mount Myoboku, the slugs of Shikkotsu Forest, and the snakes of Ryuchi Cave.
In addition to summoned beasts, they also possess Sage Mode and Sage Arts that can dramatically increase one's strength.
[Current Mission: Safely escort Kabuto Yakushi back to Konoha Village.]
[Quest Reward: Yin Healing and Destruction.]
[The host has completed the mission; reward issued.]
Is this an early demotion?
Kitazawa had some doubts.
After all, the mission was to escort Kabuto Yakushi back to Konoha, but they are still in the Land of Fire.
Did the Hidden Stone Village give up the pursuit?
Regardless, it's a good thing.
Kitazawa obtained the Yin Healing and Extinguishing Technique, and also acquired a defensive medical ninjutsu.
It can play a significant role in battle.
……
three days ago.
The secret service office.
Yakushi Nonou looked at Tsunade with a puzzled expression.
She had just finished eating, packed her things, and was preparing to set off for the Land of Earth to carry out a mission when she was intercepted by two ANBU ninjas.
"Your mission has been cancelled, Nonou."
Tsunade waved her hand and said domineeringly, "From today onwards, you no longer need to work for Shimura Danzo."
Yakushi Nonou suddenly widened her eyes.
She felt as if she were in a dream.
what's the situation?
Although she had thought about one day being able to break away from Shimura Danzo and Root, when the time actually came, she still felt bewildered.
"Lady Tsunade."
Suddenly remembering something, Yakushi Nonou quickly said, "The orphanage and Yakushi Kabuto..."
"I've already spoken to the old man. From now on, the orphanage will be directly managed by Konoha, and there will be regular funding every year."
Tsunade interrupted her, saying, "As for Kabuto Yakushi, I have already sent Kakashi and Kitazawa to bring him back."
"Kitazawa?"
Yakushi Nono was taken aback.
She naturally knew the famous Kakashi Hatake.
But what about Kitazawa?
"You should thank Kitazawa for this."
Tsunade smiled and explained the whole story.
Yakushi Nonou opened her mouth wide upon hearing this.
She never imagined that her casual talk with Kitazawa about going on a mission to the Land of Earth would escalate to this point.
And Kitazawa actually helped her like this?
In comparison, she didn't do much; she just took him through some surgeries and gave him a few pointers on medical ninjutsu.
Chapter 137 Tsunade ambushed by the students
Wednesday morning.
The training grounds of the ninja academy.
Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Ino Yamanaka, Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shikamaru Nara gathered together.
"Why is Sasuke here?"
Naruto scratched his head and asked, "Is your secret training over?"
"Still a little short."
Uchiha Sasuke said calmly.
Illusion magic is widely recognized as highly difficult.
Fortunately, he had Itachi Uchiha's guidance, and Kitazawa's previous chakra control training also came in handy.
Although things are going relatively smoothly, it will still take some time.
"Naruto, don't you think there's something wrong with Kitazawa-sensei?"
Yamanaka Ino countered with a question.
"what?"
Naruto Uzumaki asked, looking bewildered, "What's the problem?"
"Asking him is a waste of your time."
Sasuke Uchiha shook his head and said.
"Hey! What do you mean?"
Naruto Uzumaki immediately said with some dissatisfaction, "I'm very smart! Even Kitazawa-sensei praised me for how fast I learn ninjutsu!"
"Naruto, calm down."
Ino Yamanaka glanced at him, then looked at Hinata Hyuga and said, "Hinata, you should speak, since you were the one who discovered the problem first."
"Ah."
Hinata Hyuga said with a serious expression, "These past two days, Kitazawa-sensei hasn't brought me breakfast."
"Could it be that he was too busy and forgot?"
Nara Shikamaru crossed his arms and asked thoughtfully.
"Teacher Kitazawa has never forgotten before."
Hinata Hyuga hesitated for a moment, but did not provide another piece of evidence.
That is, Kitazawa hasn't touched her head these past two days.
"I believe in Hinata."
Yamanaka Ino nodded and said, "I also feel that Kitazawa-sensei has been acting strangely lately. He doesn't seem gentle enough to me."
"good."
Sakura Haruno chimed in, "Kitazawa-sensei has been very strict with me these past two days when he's teaching me medical ninjutsu, much stricter than last week."
"I've discovered another problem!"
Kiba Inuzuka suddenly slammed his fist down and said, "This Kitazawa-sensei's lectures aren't as easy to understand as they used to be."
Previously, he could fully understand Kitazawa's lectures, but these past two days he has only been able to understand a fraction of them.
"It seems someone has impersonated Kitazawa-sensei."
"Uchiha Sasuke said in a deep voice."
He was originally focused on training at home, but as soon as he heard that Kitazawa was involved, he rushed over.
Now it seems there really was a problem.
"Could it be..."
Sakura Haruno shuddered, a bad feeling creeping into her heart.
"This is Konoha Village."
Nara Shikamaru pondered for a moment and said, "Kitazawa-sensei will be fine. Maybe he's on some special mission."
"But what kind of mission requires someone to impersonate Kitazawa-sensei?"
Yamanaka Ino frowned and asked.
"There's too little information, I can't analyze it."
Nara Shikamaru said with a helpless expression.
"What's there to analyze?"
Naruto clenched his fist and said, "We just need to catch him and find out where Kitazawa-sensei is!"
The remaining six people instinctively looked at him.
"Is...is there a problem?"
Naruto Uzumaki felt a little nervous being stared at by six people.
"I think this is a good approach."
Kiba Inuzuka immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Seven against one, how could we possibly lose?"
"We are all top-notch geniuses!"
Naruto Uzumaki excitedly said this when he saw that Kiba Inuzuka had agreed.
"Shikamaru, what do you think?"
Yamanaka Ino posed the question to the most intelligent Nara Shikamaru.
"Although it sounds reckless, it is indeed direct and effective."
Nara Shikamaru said thoughtfully.
"Then let's use this method."
Sasuke Uchiha stood up and said, "We can't waste any more time."
"Sasuke-kun is right!"
Sakura Haruno quickly chimed in.
"We can ambush him in the grove of trees leading to the artificial lake."
Nara Shikamaru quickly assigned tasks, "Ino and I will control him first, then you guys go in."
"Let's go!"
Naruto Uzumaki raised his arm and declared, "The operation to rescue Kitazawa-sensei officially begins!"
The seven people quickly arrived at the grove.
After waiting for a few minutes, Kitazawa finally arrived.
He yawned, looking reluctant.
Upon entering the grove, Kitazawa raised an eyebrow, already aware of the ambush by Uchiha Sasuke and his group.
What's happening here?
Kitazawa sensed something was amiss, but remained impassive.
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